Mediagazer: AP tells its journalists: Be careful what you tweet on election night (Jim Romenesko)

11:15 PM ET, November 4, 2012

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Jim Romenesko:

AP tells its journalists: Be careful what you tweet on election night — The Associated Press has told staffers “not to blindly retweet what others may be saying” about election results on Tuesday night. " A memo from the news service's standards and social media editors says …

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